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official ota update zip found here for Jelly Bean

Here is a link to the official ota update to Jellybean
Here is a quick video from qbking on how to install. Special thanks go out to him.
qbking77 said:
Put together a video showing everyone how to manually update to 4.1.1 JB on their Sprint GS3.
Also have a download link there.
How to manually update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dsoLJiz2fo
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http://android.clients.google.com/p...0/eec955eb4a5b.update_SPH-L710_LI3_to_LJ7.zip
mirror
http://www.mediafire.com/file/91127v6z0x7xu85/eec955eb4a5b.update_SPH-L710_LI3_to_LJ7.zip
Thought to post here easy for everyone to find..instead of being in the middle of a thread
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Note: if using billards quick back to stock rom/ect. it says this...
billard412 said:
NOTE:: If you are flashing this in preparation of the official jellybean OTA, It is recommended that you flash the misc files listed at the bottom of the post as well to avoid any conflic
################################################################################################### THESE ARE RECOMMENDED IF YOU PLAN ON FLASHING THE OFFICIAL OTA FROM SPRINT
LI3(ICS)- https://rapidshare.com/files/1858214151/==OPTIONAL==ICS_LI3_BOOTLOADER_TZ_FILES.zip
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DONT FORGET TO "THANKS" IF I HELPED

Thank you sir!!!!
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Weird that it is not PALJ7 but will take PBLJ7 all day as official OTA lol

thanks..but it told me update signature failed!
5:30 am..SUCCESS!! Gues it was being temperamental. Thanks Again!
I Love this place!

TransformerX said:
thanks..but it told me update signature failed!
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you may have a bad download or your not 100% stock
*you cant have root access for it to work*
also this [ROM][RESTORE]~Quick Return to COMPLETE UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET!!) DOES NOT WORK that i know of ( i tried it, and failed) but i also didnt do
The following files ARE NOT REQUIRED.They are included for any members that requested them.They are bootloaders and other miscellaneous files. However.. THESE ARE RECOMMENDED IF YOU PLAN ON FLASHING THE OFFICIAL OTA FROM SPRINT
LI3(ICS)- https://rapidshare.com/files/1858214...R_TZ_FILES.zip
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so you can try that first

Reciviing firmware update failed: error 6 no connection when i try. Also the cloud feature in settings says my samsung password is wrong when its not.
Also, would you happen to have the LI3 OTA zip? i have they keyboard issue and i was thinking if i update back to that, and if it installs correctly, my issue will be gone and then i could reupdate jb without issues.

ReapersDeath said:
Reciviing firmware update failed: error 6 no connection when i try. Also the cloud feature in settings says my samsung password is wrong when its not.
Also, would you happen to have the LI3 OTA zip? i have they keyboard issue and i was thinking if i update back to that, and if it installs correctly, my issue will be gone and then i could reupdate jb without issues.
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(LG8 TO L13) http://android.clients.google.com/p...0/ea5d7d1ce298.update_SPH-L710_LG8_to_LI3.zip
(LG2 TO LG8 )http://android.clients.google.com/p...0/04646f9535b3.update_SPH-L710_LG2_to_LG8.zip

Can this be flashed with stock recovery
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budde2 said:
Can this be flashed with stock recovery
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YES, no changes made, pulled directly from my phone when i got the ota update

Thanks!
Ran the update with CWM without any issues, then flashed the Team Epic Root zip which still works.
HELL YEAH!
hmm, and I called it I said in a previous thread last month that JB would be out for Halloween to give all of us a treat (android candy)! ^^
Amazing this the same Samsung/Sprint I delt with for 2 years with my Samsung Epic 4G, with the slow updates... Where by the time we got Froyo, everyone was getting Gingerbread... And by the time Gingerbread came out... Well... It was older than dirt. To see these improvements with the handling of the S3 is remarkable.
Thanks again for the update link!
Now to bed... It's SILENT HILL day o.o

No need to download all OTAs. Just install one stock unrooted officially signed ROM and then place this on External SD Card then install through stock recovery with Device Status: Normal.

Wish they would have changed the status bar to black but o well super nice thanks for posting
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If my idea works to fix keyboard issues people have had, and ends the bug forever thanks to the links you posted me, I will want to marry you lol.
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ReapersDeath said:
If my idea works to fix keyboard issues people have had, and ends the bug forever thanks to the links you posted me, I will want to marry you lol.
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hope it works :good:

What's the baseband showing up as for you guys? It's in the about phone section.

jsarella said:
what's the baseband showing up as for you guys? It's in the about phone section.
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l710vpblj7

Z a p i x said:
Thanks!
Ran the update with CWM without any issues, then flashed the Team Epic Root zip which still works.
HELL YEAH!
hmm, and I called it I said in a previous thread last month that JB would be out for Halloween to give all of us a treat (android candy)! ^^
Amazing this the same Samsung/Sprint I delt with for 2 years with my Samsung Epic 4G, with the slow updates... Where by the time we got Froyo, everyone was getting Gingerbread... And by the time Gingerbread came out... Well... It was older than dirt. To see these improvements with the handling of the S3 is remarkable.
Thanks again for the update link!
Now to bed... It's SILENT HILL day o.o
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So can I just flash the update file through twrp without wiping anything? Or does something need to be wiped?
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EggosEvo said:
So can I just flash the update file through twrp without wiping anything? Or does something need to be wiped?
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twrp may or may not work but you CAN NOT BE ROOTED at the time for it to work

jcwxguy said:
l710vpblj7
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cool, that's interesting, guess they had a little typo in that press release of theirs!

JSarella said:
cool, that's interesting, guess they had a little typo in that press release of theirs!
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doesnt surprise me, they had a typo for one of the ota updates for the HTC EVO LTE as well lol

[Q] Safest way to put cyanogenmod on a Boost Mobile Galaxy SII?

As detailed here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140645 ), I got a "Galaxy SII" from Boost Mobile back in Feburary. Apparently I'm in the right forum for this device. The stock rom on this thing has a lot of issues, so I wanted to replace it with a good Cyanogenmod build. It hasn't been rooted or otherwise tampered with yet, and I have the latest OTA update. What's the safest way to put cyanogenmod on here?

yanom said:
As detailed here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140645 ), I got a "Galaxy SII" from Boost Mobile back in Feburary. Apparently I'm in the right forum for this device. The stock rom on this thing has a lot of issues, so I wanted to replace it with a good Cyanogenmod build. It hasn't been rooted or otherwise tampered with yet, and I have the latest OTA update. What's the safest way to put cyanogenmod on here?
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just like a sprint one... root it from this guide and then follow this guide to get 10.1 or atleast a version of it... there are no official cyanogenmod builds for this phone.

Double check your model number before you flash anything, if you don't have an Epic Touch you may bork your phone.
By the way there's nothing safe about cyanogenmod, just follow the threads and read the posts, especially the ones that start with "help".
Pp.
From my Epic Touch full of Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2.

eisawi99 said:
just like a sprint one... root it from this guide and then follow this guide to get 10.1 or atleast a version of it... there are no official cyanogenmod builds for this phone.
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oh, so root is required in order to flash roms? I was under the impression that this "Odin" tool could flash roms directly. Anyway... is cyanogenmod not a good rom for this phone? What is?

That's up to you my friend
Laughing at you while eating Jellybeans

yanom said:
oh, so root is required in order to flash roms? I was under the impression that this "Odin" tool could flash roms directly. Anyway... is cyanogenmod not a good rom for this phone? What is?
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odin can only flash stock roms... but its a helpful tool. if you every softbrick your phone its the easiest way to fix it

yanom said:
oh, so root is required in order to flash roms? I was under the impression that this "Odin" tool could flash roms directly. Anyway... is cyanogenmod not a good rom for this phone? What is?
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Only stock roms for odin but it does more than roms modems, kernel, etc. Root is needed to flash through recovery and the best rom is up to you we all like different stuff but one thing we will keep doing is flashing roms
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eisawi99 said:
just like a sprint one... root it from this guide and then follow this guide to get 10.1 or atleast a version of it... there are no official cyanogenmod builds for this phone.
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ok, so I followed the first guide up to the point where I now have "AGAT recovery" on my phone. Is this like the Clockworkmod Recovery I used to have on my EVO 4G? Meaning I can just put roms like cyanogenmod or similar on the sd card and install through AGAT recovery?

no i recomend you root with agat and then flash el29 directboot safe recovery to flash the rom

eisawi99 said:
no i recomend you root with agat and then flash el29 directboot safe recovery to flash the rom
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I can't seem to find this "el29 directboot safe recovery" anywhere. How do I get it? It's a superior replacement for AGAT recovery I presume? I read somewhere that "safe recovery" is required to avoid brick on the Epic 4g touch. Can anyone fill me in on this?

yanom said:
I can't seem to find this "el29 directboot safe recovery" anywhere. How do I get it? It's a superior replacement for AGAT recovery I presume? I read somewhere that "safe recovery" is required to avoid brick on the Epic 4g touch. Can anyone fill me in on this?
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here is the recovery

Once you flash el29, wipe data, and flash CM. And imho, CM is a very reliable build, but they are many other TW and AOSP builds now that are pretty freaking awesome as well.
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eisawi99 said:
here is the recovery
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AAAhhh, thanks. I just run that from the Windows desktop with my phone plugged in? What makes it safer than AGAT recovery anyway?
also, my phone runs android 4.0.4. This means that I should use the CM9 rom, correct? I've seen warnings about ICS/JB incompatibilities regarding the modem or something.....

yanom said:
AAAhhh, thanks. I just run that from the Windows desktop with my phone plugged in? What makes it safer than AGAT recovery anyway?
also, my phone runs android 4.0.4. This means that I should use the CM9 rom, correct? I've seen warnings about ICS/JB incompatibilities regarding the modem or something.....
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You can flash CM 10 or 10.1, just keep your ICS modem. And EL26 is safest do to the emmc bug. But Agat's should be fine, but almost all devs insist on a safe recovery, and I'd listen to them
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eisawi99 said:
here is the recovery
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I started up that EXE on my computer with my phone plugged in, and I get this interface:
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Not much happens when I press start, as you can see. What should I put in those boxes?
or, is this the only way to get a safe recovery? Are there others besides this EL29 CWM?

your phone is in odin mode right? also start the program then plug in your phone.

eisawi99 said:
your phone is in odin mode right? also start the program then plug in your phone.
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ooh, that's the problem(s). Should be automated from there right?

yea

eisawi99 said:
yea
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Success! I got Cyanogenmod running on this thing! Thanks everyone!
It's a bit bloated tho; I'll have to search around for some leaner roms. Are there any optimized for battery life like ther were for the EVO 4g?

any time man

Official AT&T 4.3 Update is here!

It's finally here. Downloading from NYC. 695mb
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Enjoy.....g

wilsonhuang said:
It's finally here. Downloading from NYC. 695mb
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Can we get a screen shot of your "About device page... expecially the baseband and kernel versions... build also if possible.

Can someone let us know if the update fixes the stupid screen rotation bug when you turn off auto-brightness. Also, if there is a noticeable change in overall snapiness. Thanks!

jfkerekes said:
Can we get a screen shot of your "About device page... expecially the baseband and kernel versions... build also if possible.
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It's up sir!
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General noob question:
How would I go about rooting 4.3 for AT&T? Can someone point me to the thread of it exists? Yes I've tried the search function and no nothing exact came up. I don't want to mess up and then be "that guy" on here crying about making a noob mistake.
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Jspex said:
General noob question:
How would I go about rooting 4.3 for AT&T? Can someone point me to the thread of it exists? Yes I've tried the search function and no nothing exact came up. I don't want to mess up and then be "that guy" on here crying about making a noob mistake.
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See Dr. Ketan and his thread regarding the bootloader on 4.3.....g

Will you be able to go back to 4.1.2 if you take this update?

gregsarg said:
See Dr. Ketan and his thread regarding the bootloader on 4.3.....g
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But that's a thread specifically for 7100-based (non-LTE) variants, right? Whereas we have n7105-based LTE Versions...if I'm missing something please let me know. TIA.

Keeping root after 4.3 update
Jspex said:
General noob question:
How would I go about rooting 4.3 for AT&T? Can someone point me to the thread of it exists? Yes I've tried the search function and no nothing exact came up. I don't want to mess up and then be "that guy" on here crying about making a noob mistake.
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I rooted using this method while still on 4.1.2 and it worked flawlessly.
I then paid for and installed SuperSU Pro and activated "Survival Mode"
Lastly, after the OTA update was COMPLETELY finished, I followed this simple procedure to get root back again.
SuperSU disables Knox for you on 4.3 which is also nice. I should have qualified here that I am COMPLETELY stock other than root. I have not "frozen" any apps., deleted any Samsung provided files, etc. and I have stock bootloader and stock recovery. This will likely NOT work if you have done any of those things.

Is there a flashable version of this? If not, can somebody make one? Thanks.

I'm running a custom rom and rollouts/updates from vendors freak me out because I don't trust not one of them. Knowing AT&T they have thrown in some bit of encryption that locks the bootloader. I understand this might not be the case this time but I do know none of them can be trusted.
Now if you excuse me, I'm 1/2 done with 1984 the book and my tin foil hat is making me itch.

Guys I need help I am stuck, I am using unlock att with tmobile, I check software update but it days interrupted, and I even tried with kies but it's not connecting at all, I tried 2 pcs.... Any help... What to do to update it... Please
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rsalan said:
Is there a flashable version of this? If not, can somebody make one? Thanks.
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The update has only been out for a few hours and we are asking for .zip files already ??
Sheesh...
Give the devs some time to pull it apart and clean it up...unless you would like Knox and a bootloader lock ??

gregsarg said:
the update has only been out for a few hours and we are asking for .zip files already ??
Sheesh...
Give the devs some time to pull it apart and clean it up...unless you would like knox and a bootloader lock ??
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amen! Preach it my brethren
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marckusdavis said:
I rooted using this method while still on 4.1.2 and it worked flawlessly.
I then paid for and installed SuperSU Pro and activated "Survival Mode"
Lastly, after the OTA update was COMPLETELY finished, I followed this simple procedure to get root back again.
SuperSU disables Knox for you on 4.3 which is also nice.
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I have a few questions for you and/or those more in the know:
If I were to do this same thing, would I be able to flash a custom recovery (like TWRP) and/or flash custom ROM's/Kernels like I can already do now? One of my main concerns is that the stock kernel doesn't support Boeffla Sound, and that really makes for better audio on this device...might as well take full advantage of that Wolfson DAC...
I have to admit, it would be nice to be able to use pure AT&T stock, but rooted, as a base...this is why I loved the old CleanROM AT&T SE so much...
TIA for any guidance you can give on this.
Side note: after ODIN'ing back to 4.1.2 MA4, it says I have a 741MB update I can take....I'm sure that's this 4.3 update...Culpeper, VA here.

marckusdavis said:
I rooted using this method while still on 4.1.2 and it worked flawlessly.
I then paid for and installed SuperSU Pro and activated "Survival Mode"
Lastly, after the OTA update was COMPLETELY finished, I followed this simple procedure to get root back again.
SuperSU disables Knox for you on 4.3 which is also nice.
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I did the same as marchusdavis but it resulted in a total disaster. After I downloaded the OTA update from AT&T I restarted my phone and it installed through CWM-Touch. At the end it asked if I wanted to ensure root was maintained and of course I said "yes" there (as well as through my SuperSU Pro Survival Mode). When it booted, my WiFi no longer works AND I lost root.
If anyway has any advice on how to get to a stock 4.3 from here please let me know!

Ugh, having trouble updating atm.
Goes up to 30%, then my phone reboots and says
"The update was interrupted" or something like that
On stock 4.1.2 rooted with stock recovery if anyone can help.

chris.l.naish said:
I have a few questions for you and/or those more in the know:
If I were to do this same thing, would I be able to flash a custom recovery (like TWRP) and/or flash custom ROM's/Kernels like I can already do now? One of my main concerns is that the stock kernel doesn't support Boeffla Sound, and that really makes for better audio on this device...might as well take full advantage of that Wolfson DAC...
I have to admit, it would be nice to be able to use pure AT&T stock, but rooted, as a base...this is why I loved the old CleanROM AT&T SE so much...
TIA for any guidance you can give on this.
Side note: after ODIN'ing back to 4.1.2 MA4, it says I have a 741MB update I can take....I'm sure that's this 4.3 update...Culpeper, VA here.
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I don't believe so, as I am completely stock, bootloader and all. If you want to install other ROMs, you'd need to use a different method I believe. Likely downloading this update either via Kies or something else, and use ODIN to do everything. If you search around a bit on XDA, you'll probably find someone who has done it successfully and posted how. While I like custom ROMs, I have not had a need to use one yet on this device. However, if Samsung doesn't eventually give us Air Command, that might be enough to make me try it!

Is it possible to get the official update from the leak or do I have to downgrade to 4.1.2? I tried updating from the leak but it said it's the latest version.
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[IMG][ND8] Kitkat Debrick images

Kitkat debrick images, created by me and @thenexusgeneration
Downloads
thenexusgeneration's image: https://mega.co.nz/#!8wlz0DKI!eavB0PVQAUbh7AGysI1gTlYiy3JFxuxqmeyuqZCdr18
My image: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407591176
And mirrors for both are available here: http://cnexus.co/downloads/?device=DEBRICK&folder=ND8
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These are for use in conjunction with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125

What exactly is a debrick image? Sorry, the only time I ever bricked a phone was on purpose si I've never used one.
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Cnexus - any idea why yours is much smaller?
80mb vs 128mb
The 80mb file is about the same size as pre 4.3 images.

I just used a difference size when dumping it.

bigwillyg said:
What exactly is a debrick image? Sorry, the only time I ever bricked a phone was on purpose si I've never used one.
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If the bootloader gets corrupted on the Galaxy SIII, you can flash the image file to an SD card and get the phone to boot from a fully bricked state (phone will not power on at all). The image file must match the current bootloader that is installed. There are other threads here for previous builds with the matching image files.
(If I got something a little wrong in terminology or concept, I'm sure someone will pop in and fix anything I got mixed up on explaining. )

You are all over this update man, I can't keep up lol.
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bilgerryan said:
You are all over this update man, I can't keep up lol.
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Him or me?
Unfortunately, my phone hard bricked during some testing of ND8 and now it's a paperweight as I haven't been able to get it back. I'm sure we'll see more of this going forward. I bet there were a few when 4.3 came along as well but we weren't around for that release here.
Looks like Jtag for this phone and I haven't decided what to do in the meantime to replace it; temporarily or permanently.

tdunham said:
Him or me?
Unfortunately, my phone hard bricked during some testing of ND8 and now it's a paperweight as I haven't been able to get it back. I'm sure we'll see more of this going forward. I bet there were a few when 4.3 came along as well but we weren't around for that release here.
Looks like Jtag for this phone and I haven't decided what to do in the meantime to replace it; temporarily or permanently.
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I was talking about Boy Wonder, but that sucks dude (get another S3 if you can't fix it)

bilgerryan said:
I was talking about Boy Wonder, but that sucks dude (get another S3 if you can't fix it)
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Ha. He hasn't put on his cape yet. It will be exciting around here once he does.

bilgerryan said:
I was talking about Boy Wonder, but that sucks dude (get another S3 if you can't fix it)
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(TD drags thread offcourse LOL)
Heading out to buy a burner android phone while I wait.
Boost and Virgin are both coming out the with the S5 this month, it's tempting.

tdunham said:
(TD drags thread offcourse LOL)
Heading out to buy a burner android phone while I wait.
Boost and Virgin are both coming out the with the S5 this month, it's tempting.
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I personally think I'm done with Sammy after this phone. Knox is too much of a pain in the arse and if they keep adding to it it's gonna eventually be locked down. I'm looking at the OnePlus or the LG G3 or the new M8, but not til Christmas or Tax Time.

bilgerryan said:
I personally think I'm done with Sammy after this phone. Knox is too much of a pain in the arse and if they keep adding to it it's gonna eventually be locked down. I'm looking at the OnePlus or the LG G3 or the new M8, but not til Christmas or Tax Time.
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My thoughts exactly. The G3 or the Nexus 6 are on my radar. Will be looking at switching to T-Mobile as well.

enzoevo said:
My thoughts exactly. The G3 or the Nexus 6 are on my radar. Will be looking at switching to T-Mobile as well.
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Yeah, I just wish I knew what their service was like in my area... I know they sucked like 5 years ago but nobody I know is on TMo anymore.

TD get the nexus 5 its a great phone and not to expensive. It would be great to have you over on it.
Destro warlock on WOW burnall

5FOOTER said:
TD get the nexus 5 its a great phone and not to expensive. It would be great to have you over on it.
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Hey man, it's been a while.
I'm still weighing options and not sure if I want to change carriers yet too.

tdunham said:
Hey man, it's been a while.
I'm still weighing options and not sure if I want to change carriers yet too.
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The good thing about the n5 it works with all carriers but Verizon.
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tdunham said:
If the bootloader gets corrupted on the Galaxy SIII, you can flash the image file to an SD card and get the phone to boot from a fully bricked state (phone will not power on at all). The image file must match the current bootloader that is installed. There are other threads here for previous builds with the matching image files.
(If I got something a little wrong in terminology or concept, I'm sure someone will pop in and fix anything I got mixed up on explaining. )
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I hard bricked my phone. How can I find out which bootloader was installed when it bricked? I have tried about every debrick image I can find with no success?

SniperDroid said:
I hard bricked my phone. How can I find out which bootloader was installed when it bricked? I have tried about every debrick image I can find with no success?
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Tell me more, I just went through this. How did you do it and what is the phone doing/not doing now?

tdunham said:
Tell me more, I just went through this. How did you do it and what is the phone doing/not doing now?
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Edit: Additionally, I had issues getting this image to flash in Windows. I had to flash it to SD in Ubuntu. If you can still read the SD in Windows, it didn't take the flash. If the card is unreadable in Windows then maybe it flashed ok but still no guarantees it will work if the bootloader partitions are corrupted like mine were.

tdunham said:
Tell me more, I just went through this. How did you do it and what is the phone doing/not doing now?
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I was having connectivity issues so I flashed a new modem. Then, for some weird reason, I lost audio and had ZERO signal except wifi. I was advised to flash a TW rom to try and update PRL and activate the phone. I flashed Wicked Sensations, still no luck. So at that point, I was trying to flash back to non rooted using >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099. Thats when it bricked. I don't blame anyone but myself. I didn't read the ENTIRE thread before flashing and it hard bricked. Won't power on, no recovery/download mode. Light comes on with battery pulled and plugged in to USB.
I have tried all the threads and has no luck. I bought a 16g class 10 sd card. Tried many different debrick files. Tried writing with win23 and Cygwin, nothing. I am thinking I may need a different image based on my bootloader, I just have no idea which it was at the time.

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Does anyone have any info on downgrading from OH1? I've yet to see any info on it, though it is apparently the latest modem for this phone, and quite frankly, it blows. I tried dropping to the MD4, and lost my MEID and things. Thankfully I had a modem backup and it worked coming back, but man, I hate that I can't update my data profile on AICP and none of the Touchwiz roms list compatibility with this new modem.
I'm new to the Samsung scene and all this extra crap I couldn't do with other devices is confusing as hell at 1am and no sleep or coffee. I know OH1 is what was there after the Stagefright update, but it may have been there when I bought the phone. Ideas and suggestions would be awesome on getting back to stock or switching to TW without losing service programming.
Please keep in mind I don't have a PC but I do have Mobile ODIN and the latest TWRP.

DaemeonZane said:
Does anyone have any info on downgrading from OH1? I've yet to see any info on it, though it is apparently the latest modem for this phone, and quite frankly, it blows. I tried dropping to the MD4, and lost my MEID and things. Thankfully I had a modem backup and it worked coming back, but man, I hate that I can't update my data profile on AICP and none of the Touchwiz roms list compatibility with this new modem.
I'm new to the Samsung scene and all this extra crap I couldn't do with other devices is confusing as hell at 1am and no sleep or coffee. I know OH1 is what was there after the Stagefright update, but it may have been there when I bought the phone. Ideas and suggestions would be awesome on getting back to stock or switching to TW without losing service programming.
Please keep in mind I don't have a PC but I do have Mobile ODIN and the latest TWRP.
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Can't downgrade firmware, you can use any OD2 or OH1 Touchwiz ROM.
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bilgerryan said:
Can't downgrade firmware, you can use any OD2 or OH1 Touchwiz ROM.
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Except there aren't any that I can find. The latest ones all show something other than OD2 and OH1. I assume I'm stuck with AICP for just that reason, which is crap because I can't revert to a stock TouchWiz OD2 that doesn't seem to exist. I haven't got a PC on my truck so I can't use Kies to get it back to actual stock. I suppose I'm screwed then.
Edit: I've seen plenty of s4 and up OD2 and OH1 roms but nothing for the S3. I know it's old as hell but damn, it's still a fairly solid phone.
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DaemeonZane said:
Except there aren't any that I can find. The latest ones all show something other than OD2 and OH1. I assume I'm stuck with AICP for just that reason, which is crap because I can't revert to a stock TouchWiz OD2 that doesn't seem to exist. I haven't got a PC on my truck so I can't use Kies to get it back to actual stock. I suppose I'm screwed then.
Edit: I've seen plenty of s4 and up OD2 and OH1 roms but nothing for the S3. I know it's old as hell but damn, it's still a fairly solid phone.
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Oops, my bad... I thought this was the S4 forum (the latest update is also OH1)... You need to use an ND8 or NJ2 ROM. I have 2 of them for the S3 in the Android Development section.

Same situation kind of...
I too had done the ota update to oh1 on my s3 and the modem turned to crap. I rerooted and installed wicked s5 xperience 2.2. used the flash directions except I used twrp no issues at all dirty flash and then clean flash. Modem works way better... I get signal in places I didn't have before.

i got the same problem
hi, could you tell me which room should i use, posting the link or something. l710vpudoh1, you meant this one SPH-L710_ND8_Full Restore_UNROOTED (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data). cuz im in 4.4.2 and i dont know if this is gonna work.

neo_on3 said:
hi, could you tell me which room should i use, posting the link or something. l710vpudoh1, you meant this one SPH-L710_ND8_Full Restore_UNROOTED (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data). cuz im in 4.4.2 and i dont know if this is gonna work.
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www.sammobile.com

bilgerryan said:
www.sammobile.com
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Sammobile, does it have triband s3 firmware?
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hilla_killa said:
Sammobile, does it have triband s3 firmware?
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It's one click away [emoji6]

Well yea i know its a click away!! Just when i type l710t nothing, d2refreshspr nothing, my model dont pop up. Was wondering if someone knew thats all! Thanks???
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hilla_killa said:
Well yea i know its a click away!! Just when i type l710t nothing, d2refreshspr nothing, my model dont pop up. Was wondering if someone knew thats all! Thanks???
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I know they have the triband S4 (L720T), sorry just figured they would have the L710T as well.

bilgerryan said:
I know they have the triband S4 (L720T), sorry just figured they would have the L710T as well.
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Thanks yea unless i need to type something else or maybe they don't bother with it
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I returned my s3 to non-rooted stock NJ2 using Odin and it updated to OH1. I don't have service but want to activate it on RIngPlus. I am having this issue where the display flashes off and power button does not respond as it is supposed to. Wondering if a flash to a different rom will fix it. The problem is not new though. Even when drawing the pattern to unlock screen will go off.